BP speeds customers on their way with HughesNet.(Image: bp-pump1.jpg ) Consumers expect a very quick stop when itCOs time to fuel up at the local gas station. Most customers swipe a credit card, pump their gas, perhaps pick up a gallon of milk or a cup of coffee, and move on in a matter of minutes A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
Those customers donCOt think a lot about the network that keeps operations running behind the scenes Co from credit and debit card debit card, card that allows the cost of goods or services that are purchased to be deducted directly from the purchaser's checking account. They can also be used at automated teller machines for withdrawing cash from the user's checking account. authorisations, to tank-level monitoring, to inventory management. But nothing is more important to BP Products North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. than the efficient operation of its 14,000 stations nationwide. To help speed its millions of customers on their way, BP is now deploying HughesNet Optimised Network service to connect its retail locations throughout the US HughesNet Optimised Network service, part of the suite of Hughes Managed Network Services, is a fully managed broadband offering that creates a seamless network service by using the most efficient and cost-effective technology available at each site Co whether satellite or terrestrial. The flexible HughesNet Optimised Network service enables enterprises to optimise their networks based on cost, technology, or performance. At company-owned/company-operated (COCO Coco, river, c.466 mi (750 km) long, rising in S Honduras and flowing E into Nicaragua and then NE to the Caribbean Sea. Part of the Mosquito Coast region, and once the object of dispute between Honduras and Nicaragua, the middle and lower course forms the boundary ) sites, BP is deploying satellite as the transport of choice. For branded marketer sites, the industryCOs term for franchise holders, the company elected to deploy DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary where it is available. Overall, the oil giant expects to deploy DSL at up to 35 per cent of its 14,000 stores, with the remainder satellite-based. The HughesNet managed service provides BP with transport-level services at each station, hub operations, network management and proactive monitoring. The solution also includes installation, field maintenance, and ISP-class services. C[pounds sterling]The HughesNet Optimised Network service provides BP retailers with the ability to expand beyond just credit and debit,C[yen] says Dan Rasmussen Daniel J. "Dan" Rasmussen is the Iowa State Representative from the 23rd District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2002. He received his BS from Iowa State University. , senior director of marketing, North America, for Hughes. C[pounds sterling]BP retailers can not only run backoffice functions such as e-mail, inventory management, and tank-level monitoring, which help them to be more productive in running their stations. They can also expand into browser-based business applications and add new revenue-generating applications such as digital signage Digital signage is a form of out-of-home advertising in which content and messages displayed on an electronic screen, or digital sign, can be changed without modification to the physical sign, typically with the goal of delivering targeted messages to specific locations at , branding, and music services.C[yen] C[pounds sterling]BP has been a loyal Hughes customer for over 14 years, using our earlier thin-route PES pes (pes) pl. pe´des [L.] 1. foot. 2. any footlike part. pes n. pl. pe·des 1. The foot. 2. system. Now, HughesNet Optimised Network service, with its blend of DSL and satellite, delivers BP a comprehensive, managed broadband capability from one trusted provider. Equally important, it is a flexible, reliable network that will facilitate a variety of new applications and initiatives for BPCOs retail operations,C[yen] says Harry George, vice president of sales, North America, for Hughes. C[pounds sterling]The new network not only will help BP improve application performance, it will also create a more pleasant shopping experience Co ultimately building customer loyalty.C[yen] A[umlaut umlaut (  m`lout) [Ger.,=transformed sound], in inflection, variation of vowels of the type of English man to men. ] Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com
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